Fortunately, although Wang Bengu is stubborn, he is not an idiot, and he is not stupid enough to openly oppose the holy decree. He sorted out all the affairs clearly, handed them over to Yan Hong, and left Hangzhou City gloomily. Many of the wealthy merchants and people in the city shed tears and gave gifts. But this can't hide Wang Bengu's loss.

Now that Yan Hong has taken over the prison, he has no worries about Wang Zhi's safety. He swaggered and went to visit Wang Zhi in prison. At the moment, he was accompanied by Tan Lun, Yan Feng, Yan Fu, Shao An, Tao Zhi and other guards. When I entered the prison door, I saw that Wang Zhi lived in a single room, which was spacious and clean, in addition to the bed, there was a square table, and there were four treasures of the study room on the table.

Yan Hong originally thought that this Wang Zhi was not only the leader of the Japanese Bandits, but most of them were tall, meaty, and fierce-looking old devils, and maybe he still had a Rendan beard. Who knew that when he saw it, Wang Zhi was only forty or fifty years old, with medium build, gray hair, a wide forehead, a hooked nose and a thin beak, three locks of short beard, and his eyes were bright. Seeing Tan Lun accompanying a young nobleman in, Wang Zhi got up, knelt down and saluted: "Sinners Wang Zhi, I have seen Master Qincha Yan and Master Tan. ”

Yan Hong's heart jumped, this guy can actually recognize me directly, but he is also an elf. He raised his hand and said, "That's it." Wang Zhi, these days in prison, I haven't been wronged, right? Get up and speak. ”

Wang Zhi said: "Back to the old man, the sentencing is in prison, except that he is not free, but he has not suffered much. It's just that the criminals are bent on serving the court and making up for their mistakes, but they were unexpectedly detained. Very wronged. Ask the lord to make decisions for the sinners. Then he got up. Stand aside.

Yan Hong heard Wang Zhi say this. The words are full of flattery, but the words are clear, the tone is subdued, obviously the heart is calm, and I can't help but secretly admire. Wang Wufeng crisscrossed the two oceans, after all, he was not an ordinary person. He nodded, "That's fine." Wang Zhi, your blood book, long live the lord has already read it. Wang Bengu has been transferred. And I saw that in the middle of the month the letters of forgiveness of sins were about to come down. Someone wanted to make trouble at sea before, but now Chen Dong, Ye Ma, Xin Wulang and others have all been arrested, and your righteous son Mao Haifeng has restrained his subordinates and has not offended Haijiang. If you have a letter to send, or someone you want to meet, just let Tam Zili know. ”

Wang Zhi hurriedly knelt down again: "Thank you for the grace of the lord, and the sinners wish the lord Gaohou all generations." ”

Yan Hong coughed: "This is the emperor's grace, don't be mistaken." Well, you can rest in peace. In prison. If there's anything you need, just say it. Then he got up and left.

About a dozen days passed. And another angel came south. Yan Hong and Hu Zongxian went to greet them, but they saw Yan Hong's acquaintance Feng Bao. Seeing the expression on Feng Bao's face, Yan Hong knew that this holy decree must be what he hoped for in his heart. Sure enough, after Feng Bao unfolded the reading, it was the Son of Heaven who officially issued an edict to pardon Wang Zhi for all his sins, release him from prison, and even crown him as the governor of Yizhou. Xu Hai was crowned as the chief official of the Xiangdao Governor's Office, and both of them were under the jurisdiction of Nanzhili.

Another holy decree is to officially in the name of the imperial court, to allow the opening of port trade in the trench, the establishment of the Guangdong City Ship Division, by the former Hangzhou weaving Governor Eunuch Shi Deen, temporarily appointed as the Guangdong City Governor Eunuch. Merchants who want to go to sea to trade, they must go to Guangdong City to open a ship to guide the ship, and then they are allowed to trade shipbuilding; Those who are not allowed to go to sea without a guide are not allowed to buy goods; Those who want to build a large ship of more than 2,000 materials must obtain a red list again, otherwise they will seek rebellion.

The last decree was to confiscate Li Wenzao's entire family property and arrest the Li brothers. Those who were officials of his clan were all dismissed from their posts and investigated, and the rest of the men were also arrested, handed over to the judicial department for detailed investigation of their crimes, and the female relatives were sold.

As soon as these holy decrees were announced, in addition to the complete downfall of the Li Wenzao brothers, it was also determined that the imperial court would open a port in Macao to open up sea trade on a pilot basis, and on the other hand, it also showed that Yizhou would be the target of the imperial court's next development. It's just that Yan Hong was frightened at sea in order to develop Yizhou, and he broke two Haicang ships when he was still 1,800 miles away from Yizhou, and Shi Jinxiao, the deputy envoy, also died. This time, the imperial court simply used Wang Zhi's strength to develop Yizhou. If the development is successful, Wang Zhi, the Yizhou Xuanchang official, is a local official, but he is not a native of Yizhou, he has no foundation, he can be removed at any time, and the imperial court can pick peaches at any time. If the development fails, it will also be a loss of Wang Zhi's manpower and material resources, and there will be no direct loss to the imperial court.

As for the forbidden sea faction in Zhejiang, such as Zhao Weijie, Bai Ting and others, they inquired about the news of the court at any time, and both the Zhilu and Yan Xu families were in favor of opening the sea, but they had already been psychologically prepared and no longer jumped out of the mantis arm as a car. And Hu Zongxian and the others were overjoyed, and finally a stone fell to the ground, and immediately ordered a banquet to be arranged to catch Feng Bao's wind.

Between the banquets, the staggered planning is staggered, and the guests and hosts are happy. After the banquet, Yan Hong, Hu Zongxian, Tan Lun, Shi Deen and others invited Feng Bao to drink tea, and at this time there were no outsiders, and there were fewer scruples in speaking. Shi Deen said: "Our family can now receive the grace of the heavenly family, and if we are given this important position, we will definitely repay the grace of God." However, those who are worried, our family has no roots in Guangdong, and it is a light car to take office, empty-handed, but I am afraid that after arriving at the place, the call sign will not work, and if we miss the major events of the heavenly family, we will not be able to pay for the crime even if we die. ”

Feng Bao and Shi Deen had some personal friendship, and said with a smile: "Old Shi, don't tell our family about this, have our family been to Guangdong?" If you don't worship this true God, who else will you worship? As he spoke, he pointed at Yan Hong.

Yan Hong hurriedly said: "Don't dare, I'm just passing by in a hurry in Guangdong, and I don't have any team." If you want to talk about friends, I can't talk about it, but I just have a little impression of some people who are enthusiastic about opening the sea. When Gonggong Shi goes, he can contact Wang Bai, the deputy envoy of Haidao, who wholeheartedly supports the opening of the port and will definitely be able to help his father-in-law. In addition, Guangdong because of the sea ban and the people's livelihood withered, the soldiers and soldiers have no salary, the matter of opening the sea in Guangdong, is the expectation of the public, there are one or two sons from the obstruction, it is difficult to stop the general trend, after Shi Gonggong arrived in Guangzhou, he can show his strength and create a foundation. ”

Shi Deen smiled: "Our family is a wasted person, what kind of foundation do you have?" The little minister doesn't have to compliment me with good words, our family is a dog in front of the heavenly family, as long as the heavenly family is happy, our family will be happy. This has been attacked by Guangzhou, and it is necessary to make the city prosperous, and it is only right to get more silver for the heavenly family. ”

Feng Baodao: "Old history, old history, I haven't seen you for a few years, but your brother is completely enlightened." When I arrived in Guangzhou this time, I had to hurry up and put up the shelves of the city's shipping division, and put the others first. As long as this is done, all of you here today will be of good interest. Speaking of this, he glanced at Hu Zongxian again: "Hu Junmen, long live let me ask, how is this Wang Zhi now?" But don't let me finish reciting the holy decree and become a dead man tomorrow, then I will be slapping the face of the heavenly family. ”

Hu Zongxian said: "Father-in-law, rest assured, in terms of prison, the lower officials have arranged for henchmen to guard it, and it is foolproof." "This Yan Xu joins forces, who can be the enemy? After Wang Bengu got out, Hu Zongxian had a lot less constraints, and he was completely able to make decisions about the affairs in prison, and he was much more broad. He first replaced all the original guards in the prison and replaced them with his own cronies, and Tan Lun was personally responsible for arming, even if not a fly could fly in, so Wang Zhi's safety was indeed no problem. As for the so-called public opinion and business conditions, this time with the will of Emperor Jiajing, then Hu Zongxian is still afraid of Mao?

Feng Bao nodded and said, "Since Hu Junmen has a good arrangement, our family will be relieved." When he came, the heavenly family had a few words, asking our family to ask Yu Yan Xiaoxianggong, and asking Hu Junmen to arrange a clean place later, so that our family could handle the official affairs of the heavenly family. ”

As soon as Hu Zongxian heard this, he knew that Gonggong Feng was driving people away, so he hurriedly surrendered his hands and retreated, and the rest also withdrew, leaving the room to Feng Bao and Yan Hong. Feng Bao waited until everyone retreated, and after a while, he got up and closed the door, sat down for the second time, and said: "Little Xianggong, the heavenly family asked me to send you a message, the city ship division is to be supervised by the lieutenant official, but this ship is released, they are just a name, the real big idea, you still take it." ”

In addition to the Ningbo City Ship Division, most of the others have been abandoned for a long time, and it is by no means an overnight effort to restore them. It is not an ordinary project to restore the yamen, recruit officials, appoint civil servants, and allocate funds. Therefore, no matter how anxious the emperor is, within a year and a half, it is impossible for the city department to resume its original work functions.

Feng Bao's words today are to reassure Yan Hong. Shi Deen and others are going to work and take the blame, and there are not many benefits that can fall. For example, this is the most important ship guide, those nobles are talking to Yan Hong, and the picture is a boat guide. If Shi Deen took away the ship, then Yan Hong's position would be a little embarrassing, and Jiajing was also afraid that Yan Hong would think too much, so he deliberately asked Feng Bao to pass on the message to calm his heart. is also Zhilu Dao, this matter, Shi Deen really can't do it.

You must know that a ship can not attract the cost of three taels of silver, and a hundred boats can only attract three hundred taels, but in fact, the interests represented by a ship guide far exceed the cost of the work by more than 1,000 times. Who the boat leads to is not at all based on who has prepared sufficient materials, or whether the reason is sufficient, or whose joints are the most transparent.

This involves the power game of Wenchen, emperor, nobles, and wealthy businessmen, and Shi Deen's little trick cannot afford to bear such a big responsibility, if he is fully responsible for this matter, he is likely to be controlled everywhere in actual operation, and those ships will fall into the hands of the original wealthy businessmen.

Yan Hong, who is tough, bold, and loyal to the king, is the best person to do this. On the other hand, Yan Hong is not familiar with general affairs, and if he is allowed to start from scratch and establish this city, it will be difficult for a strong man, so Jiajing's arrangement can be regarded as making the best use of his materials and materials.

Feng Bao said again: "Xiao Xianggong went down to the trench this time, and the harvest was not small, I heard that he also opened foreign meat?" ”

Yan Hong didn't expect that Feng Bao was already clear about himself and Chrissy, thinking that you, a dead eunuch, were full of gossip spirit, and immediately smiled: "Mr. Feng is smiling." (To be continued......)